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Family Fun Day in Philly!

January 7, 2013 by rachelocal

On a recent day off, my brother and I took my mom out for a birthday lunch. Due to scheduling conflicts, work, and my mother’s class schedule (she’s a new student at University of Delaware – Go MOM!) we couldn’t coordinate a day until three months AFTER her birthday. Ashamed by this, my brother and I decided to go all out. So we made a day of it and went to Philadelphia, which is about 40 minutes from my house. […]

Categories: Local Stores, Restaurant • Tags: art, family, food, life, local, movies, philadelphia, photography

Brewerytown Food Truck Roundup

July 27, 2012 by rachelocal

What could be better than buying a delicious lunch from an innovative food truck? How about eating dinner and dessert at 18 of them at once? If you’re in the Philly area, head to the Brewerytown Food Truck Roundup tonight (27th and Girard)! Philadelphia Mobile Food Association is partnering with Fair Food, Slow Food Philly, and Farm to City (among others) to pull this event together. Local food, lots of choices, and live music should make for an awesome Friday […]

Categories: Local Stores, Restaurant • Tags: events, food, food truck, life, local, philadelphia

Reading Terminal Market, a Not-So-Hidden Gem

May 10, 2012 by rachelocal

I’m from the ‘burbs but lucky enough to live only 30 minutes from Philadelphia. Last Wednesday afternoon, I took my brother to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see Van Gogh Up Close, a gift for his 30th birthday. To work off our delicious lunch, we decided to walk toward the museum and take a cab when we felt like it. After walking through Chinatown and near the bus terminal, we saw Reading Terminal Market quite by accident. What a […]

Categories: Farmer's Markets, Local Stores • Tags: Amish, food, life, local, locavore, philadelphia, reading terminal market, shopping, travel